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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is exactly the problem. The people that run homeless shelters should help you not cops.

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Yes,yes, YES!!! 
If the non emergency line could instead send a social worker to bring him somewhere safe, he wouldn't relocate to another vestibule, or street resulting in him getting injured or sick.

You weren't wrong OP. I get your choice. But the system needs a better solution. [/quote]

All of these people have been approached by a social worker at some time or have been referred to somewhere safe to sleep, even by the police.  They are sleeping on the street because they don't prefer shelters for a variety of reasons.

The solution would be institutions for in-patient mental health/substance abuse treatment, but it would take a lot more than just a visit from a social worker to get them there.

- MSW [/quote]

sad that an MSW apparently has no knowledge of the Housing First model?[/quote]

Generally the unhomed have families and know that they can sleep in shelters and are also familiar with services in their areas but prefer to sleep in the rough.  Some homeless shelters do not allow former felons to sleep there and the unhomed felons know that.[/quote]

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